Ingenious Yankees : The Rise of the American System of Manufactures in the Private Sector / Donald R. Hoke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoke, Donald R., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1990]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Explores the origins of the American system of manufacturing in the 18th century through an interpretation of evidence drawn from manufactured objects such as wooden movement clocks, axes, typewriters, and watches.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Meanwhile, Over in the Private Sector...

2. Wooden Movement Clock Manufacturing in Connecticut, 1807-1850

3. Elisha K. Root and Axe Manufacturing at the Collins Company, 1830-1849

4. Typewriter Manufacturing, 1853-1924

5. The Development of Watch Manufacturing at the Waltham Watch Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1849-1910

6. The American System in Perspective: The Public and the Private Sectors

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88445-1

OCLC:

1100437760